Goodbye California: A Lament
by Wesley J. SmithLast week, I moved from California to the Washington, D.C. area. I don’t expect to return. Alas, I don’t want to return. Continue Reading »
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The Dangers of Half-Truths
by Michael PakalukThere are statements in Amoris Laetitia which, although they admit of a true interpretation, more easily suggest a false one, and are likely to be used to subvert the teachings of the Church. Continue Reading »
No Authority Over Divine Law
by J. D. FlynnThe norms for abstention on St. Patrick’s Day provide an important insight into the ongoing divide over Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »
Our Faint-Hearted Nationalists
by Pete SpiliakosA conservative nationalism that can’t speak to both recent immigrant populations and anxious working-class whites will lose to left-wing cosmopolitanism. Continue Reading »
Paul, Apollos, and Cephas, all Over Again
by George WeigelWe are living, today, the crisis of division that caused St. Paul such grief. And as the Church is universal, so is the crisis. Continue Reading »
Dear Johannes Cochlaeus: Enough Already
by Christopher JacksonLutherans should not fall for depictions of Luther as one whose self-conflict gives rise to blasphemy. Continue Reading »
Hero in Blue
by William Doino Jr.Few New Yorkers ever have been so admired as police officer Steven McDonald—and not only because he placed himself in the line of fire. McDonald’s recent death from respiratory failure at the age of 59 brought back memories of the painful day that changed his life forever—plunging him into an . . . . Continue Reading »
Green Card Holders in the City of Man
by Matthew LoftusMany commentators on both right and left agree that President Trump’s recent executive order temporarily banning refugee resettlement and immigration from certain countries was an incompetently written and poorly executed snafu. The underlying issues are more contested: To what degree can the . . . . Continue Reading »
Taking Responsibility for the Reformation
by Peter J. LeithartThis year marks the five hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. It is a year of celebration, because the Reformers accomplished what they claimed: They stripped away idolatries that had encrusted and obscured the gospel of grace, and they reformed the Church’s worship and ministry to . . . . Continue Reading »
How Does Catholic Identity Affect Hookup Culture?
by Jason KingA school's Catholic identity does affect hookup culture—but not in a simple or straightforward way. Continue Reading »
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